I've just finished a marathon week of rugby, and had two errors in law that I made pointed out to me, both around the location of a penalty kick. I've checked the good book and can't seem to find a clear answer to the points made. I was wondering if someone could point me in the correct direction.
Here they are:
1) Penalty about two meters from touch. I awarded the penalty at the place of infringement. The referee coach told me I had to move it in 5 meters. Unless I'm missing something, the relevant law is:
21.2 (a) The kicker must take the penalty or free kick at the mark or anywhere behind it on a line through the mark. If the place for a penalty or free kick is within 5 metres of the opponents’ goal line, the mark for the kick is 5 metres from the goal line, opposite the place of infringement.
On mention of distance from touch.
2) Offside on a kick. White 15 kicks the ball, white 4 starts moving forward. I offer the penalty at the place of infringement or the scrum at the place of the kick. Two separate referee coaches tell me the penalty is where the ball lands or scrum from where the kick is taken. In reading law 11, there seems to be very little direction as to the location of the kick. Should I be looking somewhere else?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
Here they are:
1) Penalty about two meters from touch. I awarded the penalty at the place of infringement. The referee coach told me I had to move it in 5 meters. Unless I'm missing something, the relevant law is:
21.2 (a) The kicker must take the penalty or free kick at the mark or anywhere behind it on a line through the mark. If the place for a penalty or free kick is within 5 metres of the opponents’ goal line, the mark for the kick is 5 metres from the goal line, opposite the place of infringement.
On mention of distance from touch.
2) Offside on a kick. White 15 kicks the ball, white 4 starts moving forward. I offer the penalty at the place of infringement or the scrum at the place of the kick. Two separate referee coaches tell me the penalty is where the ball lands or scrum from where the kick is taken. In reading law 11, there seems to be very little direction as to the location of the kick. Should I be looking somewhere else?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Paul